Canary Islands
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Summary
Canary Islands is an autonomous community of Spain[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of autonomous community of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48,175 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Ángel Víctor Torres Pérez[6]
- Continent: Africa[7]
- Instance of: integral overseas territory[8], historical nationality[9], region of Spain[10], NUTS 1 statistical territorial entity[11], cultural region[12]
- Capital: Santa Cruz de Tenerife[13], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[14]
- Official language: Spanish[15]
- Currency: euro[16]
- Anthem: Himno de Canarias[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Las Palmas[18], Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province[19]
- Flag: flag of the Canary Islands[20]
- Legislative body: Canarian Parliament[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Canary Islands[22]
- Part of: Extrapeninsular Spain[23], Macaronesia[24]
- Commons category: Canary Islands[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[26], UTC+01:00[27], Atlantic/Canary[28]
- Said to be the same as: Canary Islands[29]
- Inception: August 10, 1982[30]
- Highest point: Teide[31]
- Located in/on physical feature: Canary Islands[32]
- Official website: https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canary Islands[34]
- Commons gallery: Islas Canarias[35]
- Population: 2,127,685[36], 2,108,121[37], 2,101,924[38], 2,153,389[39], 2,175,952[40], 2,172,944[41], 2,228,862[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Canary Islands include Atlantic Canary[43], a taxon[44]; Canary Current[45], an ocean current[46]; Canarias[47], a heavy cruiser[48], in Spain[49], founded in 1936[50]; and Quercus canariensis[51], a taxon[52].
Why It Matters
Canary Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Atlantic Canary[43], a taxon[44]; Canary Current[45], an ocean current[46]; Canarias[47], a heavy cruiser[48], in Spain[49], founded in 1936[50]; and Quercus canariensis[51], a taxon[52].